equipment
Vertex will be releasing their anticipated Libra Dosing Pump system this November. The Libra Dosers will come in three available models, the standard “Libra”, Libra Classic, and Libra Pro. Each models features can be outlined in the chart below. The Vertex Doser will use stepper motors that connect to a 4 roller head. These heads [...]
misc, video
MACNA has quickly come to a close. The annual event draws aquarists from all over the world and is a conference that I believe any serious aquarists should attend at least once. You do not necessarily go for the education, or the hobbyist driven tradeshow, or the receptions. Rather you go to meet aquarists from different backgrounds [...]
equipment
Who would have thought such unassuming tubes could pack the PAR? These new 12″ AI Wave LED tubulars bars were hitting 100 µmol/sec/m2(PAR) on this 15 g aquarium. Each 12″ AI Wave packs 5 Cree XP LEDs, with whites boasting the latest XP-G and blues the XP-E. At the end of each tube is a [...]
equipment
The Profilux Touch made its first public appearance yesterday at the kick off of MACNA 2010. The Touch that GHL has on display is still very much a prototype, with functionality limited to two buttons. That said, the touch screen interface is a promising way to quickly adjust controls on the Profilux III (P3) controller. [...]
equipment
Today EcoTech Marine will announce their new Vortech MP60 propeller pump. The MP60 is a complete overhaul of past designs and EcoTech is not scared to express their thoughts. “It’s our best pump yet” said President Tim Marks, “We’re proud of the technology behind the Vortech MP60″. What you need to know about the Vortech [...]
protein skimmer
The ATI Powercone, featuring their unique Gridwheel impeller, will be unveiled to U.S. Aquarists at MACNA 2010. Greg Morgan and the Reef Geek crew will have the new PowerCone on display; we’re looking to seeing how quiet that 3,000 lph @ 35w really is. Gridwheel diagram from ATI’s patent While researching the new PowerCone skimmer, [...]
